Shoe creeper



Sept. 8. 1925.

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Patented Sept. 8, 1925.

' UNITED. STATES,

ALEX WAKALUK, 0r HILLCREST, ALBERTA, CANADA.

SHOE CREEPER.

Application filed November 6, 1924. Serial No. 748,128.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, A EX WVAKALU a citizen of the United States, residing at I-Iillcrest, in the Province of Alberta and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe Creepers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates'to certain new and useful improvements in shoe creepers and particularly to the type that are anchored or secured to the heel of a shoe and especially for use by mountain climbers and workmen in logging camps, the primary object of the invention being. to provide a creeper formed of a pair of hinged sections adapted for'clamping engagement with the heel of a shoe.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a shoe creeper of the type above set forth, a'novel type of securing means for the creeper sections in the form of detachably connected links having an interlocking engagement with each other when anchoring the creeper in position upon the heel of a shoe.

With the above general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists of the novel form, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing, and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a shoe creeper constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of the creeper showing the transverse separably connected links for retaining the sections of the creeper in position;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line IIIIII of Fig. 2 showing the spring-pressed pin for securing the link members in engagement;

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view taken on line IVIV of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing one of the creeper calks and the wrench for securing the same in position in the creeper; and

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the calk wrench.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, there is illustrated a shoe creeper of the type adapted for clamping engagement with the heel of a shoe wherein the same is formed of side sections 1 and 2 hinged together at their forward ends as at 3 while separably connected link members associated with the rear edges of the side sections 1 and 2 retain the latter in clamping engagement with a shoe heel. Each of the creeper sections 1 and 2 embodies a side wall 4 of the usual curvature for snug engagementwith the outer side of a shoe heel while a bottom flange .or base plate 5 extends inwardlyfrom the'lower edges of the side walls 4 and provides a support for the lower face of the heel. To assist the link devices in holding the creeper in position, the side walls ,4 carry inwardly directed spurs6 that are driven into the sides of the heel during the: mounting of the creeper sections.

The link devices for locking the creeper upon the shoe heel are shown more clearly iii-Figs. 2 and 3, the rear ends of the side Walls 4 of the creeper sections being bifurcated to provide spaced lugs 7 having the ends of the links 8 and 9 pivotally supported between the lugs up'onthe pins 10. The inner end of the link 8 is bifurcated to provide spaced lugs' 11 and betweenwhich the tongue extension 12 of the locking arm 13 is received and pivotally retained therebetween by the pin 14.

The locking link 9 is provided with an end open longitudinally extending recess 15 having the side walls thereof tapered as at 16 to provide a recess of dove tailed formation that receives the locking arm 13 having the side walls thereof reversely inclined for interlocking engagement therewith as illustrated in Fig. 4 so that when the free end of the locking arm 13 is moved into sliding engagement with the recess 15, lateral movement of said arm relative to the link 9 will be prevented.

In order to retain the locking arm 13 anchored in the recess in'the link 9, a tensioned pin connection between the arm and link is provided and includes the formation of a pocket 17 in the arm 13 with the outer face of the arm offset and curved as at 18 in line with the pocket 17 as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, the lower side of the pocket 17 opening into the bottom of the recess 15.

' A pin 19 extends through an opening in the enlargement 18 and carries an elongated head 20 upon the outer projecting end thereof, a disk '21 secured to the pin 19 within the pocket 17 being engaged by the coil spring 22 surrounding the pin and engaging at its opposite end the outer wall of the pockei 1. as shown in Fig. 4. The pin 19 is normally influenced in a direction toward the link 9 with the end thereof projecting into the opening 23 provided in the bottom wall of the recess 15. The pin 19 is freely rotatable in the locking arm 13 and when the head 20 is longitudinally positioned as shown in Fig. 2 accidental disengagement of the pin from the link 9 will be eliminated. When it is desired to separate the locking arm 13 from'the link 9, the pin 19 is partially rotated to position the pin head 20 transversely of the locking arm 13 as illustrated in Fig. 4: to facilitate a better gripping thereof to retract the pin against the tension of the spring 22 and remove the end of the pin from the link opening 23 and at which time the arm is readily separated from the link by longitudinally shifting the same.

An improved form of calk is illustrated in connection with this creeper and is shown in detail in Fig. 5, the calk 24 being of star formation in cross section and having a screw stud 25 for anchoring in the base plate or flange 5 of the creeper. A calk wrench 26 having a star-shaped opening 27 in one end thereof as illustrated in Fig. 6 is placed upon the calk 24: as shown in Figure 5 and the latter is securely anchored to the creeper in this manner.

From the above detail description of the device, it is believed that the construction and operation thereof will at once be apparent, and while there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is i. In a shoe creeper of the type described,

side sections hinged together at their for ward ends, separably connected links carried by the rear ends for anchoring the creeper sections upon a shoe heel, one of said links having a longitudinal dovetailed recess therein, and a locking arm carried by the other link interlockingly received in the recess.

2. in a shoe creeper of the type described, side sections hinged together'at their forward ends, separably connected links carried by the rear ends for anchoring the creeper sections upon a shoe heel, one of said links having a longitudinal dovetailed recess therein, a locking arm carried by the other link interlockingly received in the recess, and a spring-pressed pin for securing the arm in the recess. i

In a shoe creeper of the type described, side sections hinged together at their forward ends, separably connected links carried by the rear ends for anchoring the creeper sections upon a shoe heel, one of said links having a longitudinal dovetailed recess therein, a locking arm carried by the other link interlockingly received in the recess, the bottom wall of the recess having an opening therein, and a spring-pressed pin carried by the arm adapted to be received in the opening for retaining the arm in the recess against sliding movement.

In testimonywhereof I aifix my signature.

ALEX WAKALUK. 

